It’s one of the most venerable rules in Australia’s common law and, particularly for transactional lawyers and their clients in today’s digital workplace, arguably the most inconvenient – the rule…
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Market forces are converging to change the competitive environment for law firms. What role does a firm’s business model play in achieving success? Michael writes on how one law firm’s unique model has led to fast growth.
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In the discussion of “lawyering at the speed of business,” the panelists talked about using mistakes as learning opportunities. Their focus wasn’t on avoiding mistakes at all costs — a…
Read moreAgile Project Management for Lawyers: Beyond the Hype
On the legal conference circuit, the topic of working in an “Agile” environment has been cropping up so frequently, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s a hot, new project…
Read moreTech and the Law 2018 Report
It’s nearly impossible these days for legal professionals to stay sharp without the help of highly specialised technology. In recent years, plenty of software solutions have disrupted the legal industry,…
Read more2018 Australia: State of the Legal Market [Report]
The Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® are pleased to present this report setting out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2018 and the key issues…
Read moreCombatting Change Fatigue in Your Legal Team [Whitepaper]
In an era of rapid technological, regulatory, social, environmental and political change, change fatigue – the physical and psychological responses to organisational change – can have a devastating impact on…
Read moree-Conveyancing – Coming, Ready or Not [Webinar]
Are you ready? The mandatory use of PEXA for the majority of mortgage and conveyancing transactions is fast approaching for New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia and its impact…
Read moreLegal Technology Adoption Increasing the Efficiency of In-house Legal Teams [Infographic]
Thomson Reuters and Lawyers Weekly recently partnered to investigate technology trends within in-house legal departments. We surveyed in-house legal professionals about the biggest challenges they face in their role and…
Read moreLedgers are Forever: How Blockchain Could Solve Several of Real Estate’s Perennial Problems
Arguably, blockchain is to 2018 what the iPhone was to 2007. Sexy, revolutionary, and soon to be such a common part of everyday life that it barely rates a mention.…
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